Hats on Head Start: A A Survey of Sun Protection Behaviors in Head Start and Other Early Childhood Education Programs

Completed

Conditions studied: Sunburn

In brief

The proposed study will assess the current sun safety policies and practices in programs for young children and to determine the willingness of stakeholders to incorporate more protective measures. The primary hypothesis is that children in Head Start programs, daycare programs, elementary schools, or summer camps are exposed to significant UV radiation throughout the day, and are not adequately protected with sunscreen, hats, or sun-protective clothing. The secondary hypothesis is that these programs value sun safety as an important health behavior, but probably do not have the funding avilable to make it a priority.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03199573

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

202

Starts

2017-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-28

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Someone 18 years of age and older, who is a teacher, administrator, aide, or other staff member of a Head Start program, day care program, camp, or elementary school.
• Participants agree to a structured phone interview regarding their program's policies for sun safety, their opinions on certain health behaviors, and the demographics of their student population.
• Participants will be interviewed on the phone and guided through a questionnaire which should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

You may not qualify if…

• Participants who do not know their program's procedures for sun protection will not be able to participate, but may transfer the phone call to another colleague who can answer the questions accurately. Participants without the ability to speak in English will be excluded from the study.

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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